Chapter 511 Singing in the world and stars in the sky
Disaster relief efforts will usher in waves of backlash, which is what Ning Yi, Qin Siyuan and others have realized early on. This backlash may come from far away, or from near, or from friends around them, or from relatives around them.
Yes, just because things in the world and the relationships between people are so complicated. As long as you want to do something, you often can't escape it.
The rebound in the north and south began as early as when grain merchants from various places entered the disaster area. The situation around them gradually spread after mid-October. Qin Siyuan, Yao Zunian and other famous people had to deal with the most troubles.
Chengguo Princess Zhou Xuan and her consort
Ma Kangxian must be like this, but the emperor's relatives can probably be less reasonable. Ning Yi's operation in the Prime Minister's Mansion was discovered at the end, and when others knew that he was the aide responsible for this in the Prime Minister's Mansion, they started to visit one after another.
People are indispensable.
Rich gentry families and official relatives from all over the north and south came to introduce their backgrounds and make implicit threats. At the same time, they also tried to leave all kinds of priceless gifts. Some people sent jewelry and jades, and some gave calligraphy names.
Chapter, if there is temperament in this
If it's not good, he might even get scolded. After scolding a great scholar from Hebei Province, he left his address and asked Ning Yi to come over to listen to the teachings in person another day. He said that his poetry writing was still good.
It was like giving alms. Su Tan'er had no choice but to accept it.
The one who copes with these things at home is Su Tan'er.
These days, Ning Yi only comes back every night and spends most of his time in the Prime Minister's Mansion during the day. Although Wen Ding and Wen Fang can also receive some people on their behalf, after all, they cannot really take charge of their own affairs. Some people with higher status, they will
It's not easy to talk casually. Tan'er has never been exposed to this level before, but after all, she has more experience than Wen Ding and Wen Fang. As the mistress of the house, it is enough to receive people. As long as you have a good attitude, others will not be good either.
Too much entanglement with one woman.
While dealing with these unwelcome guests, Tan'er also took care of the business of Su's Cloth Shop. Su's Cloth Shop and Zhuji were combined into "Suning". When he first arrived in Bianliang, due to Zuo Houwen's
As a result, Su's cheap fabrics could not do business. Later, Ning Yi began to use salesmen to develop a high-quality product strategy.
, which makes Su's clothes now become like luxury goods. However, Tan'er's technical advantages in promoting the improvement of looms are still there. During this disaster relief period, some grain merchants made a lot of money in the disaster area, not only giving back
In the following grain business, we also specially purchased fabrics for winter clothes and transported them to the disaster areas.
As a result, Su received a large number of orders. Not only were the prices high, but the profits were huge. The other party didn't even make any unrestrictive requirements. If you can deliver the goods, I'll give you money. If you can't, we'll all be on our own. It doesn't matter.
It might even mean that there are not enough manpower or insufficient cotton materials.
Enough, everyone would come over to say hello a few times. As a result, the several cheap fabric workshops that the Su family had originally set up were operating at full capacity, and a large number of female workers were recruited. Tan'er remotely controlled Su Wending to take care of all aspects of the cloth shop.
All these trivial matters made Su Wending miserable.
However, the atmosphere in the Ning Mansion and the Su family in Jiangning was different at this time. With Ning Yi setting an example, the cousins all understood that only by enduring this hardship could they achieve great results in the future. Therefore, no one was lazy and complained.
They are all working hard.
The foreign gentry and dignitaries came to visit, but Ning Yi was not there. They didn't have much to do. It was another matter to extend the tentacles of the relationship to the right prime minister's house. Although the various pressures around Qin Siyuan during this period were bound to
Even bigger, but with his majesty and control, there are not many people who can cross the wall of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and directly exert pressure inside. Of course, in addition to these people, there are a small number of people who have special relationships.
Not that easy to get rid of.
These people include some distant relatives and some business partners. For example, after Tan'er shifted the Su family's business to the north, there was an uncle named Hu Chengyan who had some relationship with the Su family, and became Tan'er.
This side provides cotton materials, and the two parties have always cooperated happily. Even if Tan'er was blocked by Zuo Houwen, the other side did not
He gave up and often asked if he wanted help. But after the disaster relief incident, he and his family came to visit and persuaded in a circumstantial way: Ning Yi does not have much power after all. This time, he has committed public outrage.
Since the Right Prime Minister is in a high position, he is naturally not afraid of these things. If someone wants to attack your family, you cannot stop him.
Although he was sincere and asked his wife to help persuade Tan'er, in fact, his background was that he belonged to a wealthy family with great influence in the capital and Huainan. When Tan'er kept using Tai Chi skills to deal with it, he vaguely revealed: You
I recently purchased a large amount of cotton material, but I don’t have much stock at home. If this continues, the stock may be out of stock...
In addition to Hu Chengyan, there are also some suppliers and distributors who are coming to the door one after another. Among them are Su's and Zhuji. There are even people who rent houses and land to come to the door and say that they want to take the place back: "Breach of contract is also a big deal."
Don't be afraid, we'll lose money." Most of these people are related to local wealthy families. After the other party found out about Ning Yi's network, they asked them to come and put pressure on them. Some even communicated with each other, and many of them had Hu Chengyan as the core.
, taking turns visiting people to persuade them.
It is impossible for anyone to be burdened by the little pressure, good words or bad words. Tan'er dealt with it all calmly on the surface. Since the matter also involved Zhu Ji, she waited for Ning Yi
Ning Yi let her delay for a few days before making the final decision. It was only today that Tan'er called everyone to come to the house. When Ning Yi came back from the Prime Minister's Mansion, Tan'er was talking to this uncle and aunt in the backyard. Su Wending and others
It was already quite lively to entertain guests in the front hall.
"...Tan'er, it's not that your aunt is talking about you. Your aunt is short-sighted and some of her words don't suit your ears. Just listen to them. Everyone in the country knows that there is something wrong with an arrow that shoots the first bird. You were proud at the time, but what will happen in the future?
What to do... Your husband-in-law came in as a bride-in-law from the beginning. You are the head of the family. You have to grasp the rules and not just leave everything to him. If he does such a thing, you should give him more advice.
, right..."
In the backyard room, Mrs. Hu was persuading Tan'er, and Tan'er always kept a smile on her face and responded politely.
"Aunt, I am also a woman. He is my husband-in-law. I respect him and love him...I was very strong at first, but that was because I was young and ignorant. No one in the family could support me, so I was forced. As a woman, who doesn't want to
I am caring for my husband and raising my children at home. Auntie, those things are men’s business. Let them take care of it."
"Hey, how can you say that? Tan'er, you are a woman, but there are some things that need to be persuaded. You have to listen to your aunt..."
"Tan'er knows."
Tan'er's Tai Chi performance was slippery. Hu Chengyan just listened outside the door and did not participate. He knew that his niece was powerful, and she was actually determined. But so what if you are determined, this is a matter of time and effort, you
If you can stand someone talking, maybe you can
I can bear ten or a hundred. But I will definitely be annoyed in my heart. As long as I am annoyed, it will be easy to have friction, quarrel, and anger at home. Then you will know that pressure is everywhere. This time, it is not their family that did it.
Many people have already joined forces.
Above his Hu family is the Liu family in the capital. The Liu family has been a wealthy family for generations. This time they asked him to do something and also made a promise to betroth a lady from the master's family to his son. He wanted to marry this in-law. In fact, he
I don’t want to force Tan’er and his wife to be too harsh. The main thing is to ask them to raise their hands in a few small places in Huainan. The Liu family is
A kind-hearted person doesn’t want to starve people to death, it’s just to facilitate the harvesting of fields. His family also has a small share in the process. The famine that year was actually like this. Now I have to harvest some land. You can’t put it in my way.
Block it. We are all on our own. If you want to provide disaster relief, we will not stop you. We are not bad people, and we are also sensible...
Ning Yi came in from the back door. Then he saw Ning Xi and Xiao Chan playing here. Xiao Chan held the child and waved, saying to Ning Xi: "Daddy." Ning Xi also pointed over there: "Mom, daddy.
"
Ning Yi came over, hugged Xiaochan and the child, and asked about the situation ahead. Just before he went in, he saw Hu Chengyan waiting there. The other party had already laughed: "Haha, nephew Li Heng."
"Uncle Hu Shi." Ning Yi cupped his hands and smiled, then went to the door of the room to say hello, "Auntie is here... Tan'er, I'm back."
Tan'er stood up and nodded, and the couple exchanged glances. Mrs. Hu was about to say something to Ning Yi, but Ning Yi smiled and said: "Aunt, you're neglecting me. I have something to say to Uncle Hu Shi, and I want Tan'er to accompany me."
You, let Tan'er accompany you...Uncle Hu Shi, lend me a step to speak."
Ning Yi stretched out his hand and walked forward along the corridor with Hu Chengyan. Hu Chengyan said: "Li Heng..." Ning Yi looked back, with a smile on his face, but spoke quickly: "Uncle Hu Shi, I have been thinking about something recently.
I'm looking for you, but unfortunately I'm too busy with business and can't get away. You just arrived today, so I can discuss it with Uncle Hu Shi. Oh, let's go this way..."
"Well……"
Hu Chengyan wanted to speak, but Ning Yi did not wait for him to speak, and spoke at a slow pace: "It's like this. Recently, the demand at the cloth shop has been great, and the cotton materials in Hu Shishu's hands can't keep up. I guess Shishu also can't keep up.
I know, Su's has opened up the market, and so has Zhuji. Recently, many people have contacted me and said they want to cooperate... Oh, the list is here, please take a look, Uncle Hu Shi."
He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. It was a supply and sales list of various supplies. The names of each family were written on it. When the cotton material was swept away, it said "Haicheng Zhang"
"Pei" and "Lucheng Tang Sihan" are two names.
"Look, these, these... Oh, don't get me wrong about the cotton material, Uncle Hu. We have always wanted the goods from Uncle Shi's family. It was just that the last time Uncle Shi came to our door and said that the cotton material was in short supply. He was very regretful and anxious.
Tan'er told me that I shouldn't trouble the world any more
Uncle, we took some of the missing fabric from the Zhang family. But after this time, we will still need as much as we have in Uncle Shi's hands." Ning Yi said, laughing for a moment, and then stopped.
His expression said, "But, next, we have to develop."
The two of them walked forward together.
"Uncle Hu Shi may not know that our Zhu Ji also participated in the disaster relief work of the Prime Minister's Mansion and put in a little effort. We didn't achieve much, but we still got to know some people. There are 87 households in the area of 800 miles around Bianliang.
Big landowners, big businessmen and we all have it
Contact us, as well as some other retail investors. You know, some people are generous and willing to help as long as they are friends. For example, this raw silk man who got married, he is willing to give us 70% of the wholesale price in the market, and... the best quality
, without saying a word."
"Due to the disaster relief, Suning's development has slowed down a bit." Ning Yi said, "But in the next two years, we have a new plan, and the general outline has been released. Uncle Shi, what do you think about these people?
With help and support, plus the power of the Prime Minister’s Office, how big will we grow next?”
Hu Chengyan frowned: "This..."
"In the next two years, Zhuji will open stores all over the country. In all big cities, I will expand to more than 50 stores. Su's cloth will only be expanded next year. Tan'er and I will expand five times. That is, five times the supply.
.”
"The new plan requires a new system. I discussed it with Wen Ding and the others for a long time, and decided that at the beginning of the year, I would invite all my friends to get together. How much goods we want, we will first have a plan, and everyone will compete.
Bidding. How much can each other offer and what price can it be. In business, now that it is big, it will always be like this. Uncle Shi also understands."
Partying and bidding for supplies are a phenomenon that only businesses with a large business can have. But since it is a bidding, the price will definitely be kept to the lowest. Hu Chengyan understood what Ning Yi was talking about, and Ning Yi laughed.
.
"But after this plan was formulated, Tan'er and I both said that it's no big deal for others. Uncle Hu Shi has always taken such good care of our family, how could we treat it like this? So we always wanted to talk to Uncle Shi about the goods from Uncle Shi's family.
, we will always charge according to the current price, and we will charge as much as we can. If it is not enough, let the Zhang family and the Tang family help. At the beginning of next year, Uncle Shi will just make a show." Ning Yi smiled.
Then he waved his hand seriously and said, "Hey, Uncle Shi, please don't say anything unreasonable. I know Uncle Shi's temperament and never take advantage of others. It's not like we look down on you. Tan'er has always done business with you.
Take care, you are the elder, we are truly our own people, we only have a small amount of money, we are our own people, we don’t need to be too arrogant to make a profit. In addition, there is one more thing, it is my nephew’s presumption..."
Ning Yi looked around and lowered his voice: "I recently heard that my brother and a girl from the Liu family are planning to get married. My nephew is in the prime minister's house. It's convenient. I checked and found out that this girl from the Liu family is a concubine. I am related to several people.
This man has some contacts, so he might not be a good match... My nephew shouldn't talk about this at first, but it is a life-long matter for my brother, so my nephew has no choice but to just talk about it.
Of course, Uncle Shi has to go and verify it himself. This copy is a copy left after the investigation by the Secret Investigation Department. It is some trivial things. It doesn't matter. Uncle Shi will put it away first and will verify it later.
Investigation. The friend in front of me has been waiting for so long and wants to ask Uncle Shi to go out with my nephew to deal with it. With Uncle Shi here, he can calm down the situation."
He stuffed another envelope containing information into the other person's sleeve, then patted the back of the other person's hand, then held his hand with both hands and walked forward.
In the front hall of the Ning family, more than ten people had been waiting for a long time, chatting with each other impatiently. Then, Ning Yi and Hu Chengyan came out hand in hand. Seeing that it was Ning Yi who appeared today, in the hall
In silence, everyone stood up. Although they came here to "force the palace", Ning Yi was working in the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time and his status was not low, so everyone did not dare to ignore it. Everyone was thinking about what to say.
Anyway, Ning Yi smiled and asked Hu Chengyan to sit down.
"Everyone, please sit down, please sit down. We are all old friends. You don't have to be polite. Wen Ding, tea has been served? Go inside and get my best jar of Mingqian. How old are you? You don't understand anything...
Everyone, sit down, uh..." Ning Yi was about to sit down, his expression fixed, "Oh, there are two people who are not good friends, let me deal with them first."
He walked up to the two people in the room: "Boss Chen, Mr. Hu. The land and the house at the south gate of the city and the west gate belong to you respectively. When we rented it, we signed the contract and it was witnessed by a guarantor. Now you want
Take it back in advance, has my family ever neglected you two?"
One of them raised his hand and said: "That's not true. It's just..."
"Have you ever offended two people by colliding with each other?"
"No, it's just that we have something to take back now, and we are willing to..."
"Okay, let's file a lawsuit."
"Well?"
"Kaifeng Government Office, let's fight a lawsuit. No matter how long it takes, Ning will accompany you. Now, please go out." He moved his fingers towards the butler next to him and said, "Send the guests off."
After saying this, the housekeeper came over immediately, and one of them became angry: "Ning, we signed an agreement, and I have something to do now, and I am willing to compensate. How can you humiliate me like this! Today I need to speak clearly..."
As he said this, someone immediately came over and said, "Li Heng, don't be like this..." Ning Yi glanced at him with a smile, and a tall nurse came outside the hall to invite the two of them out.
"If they don't leave, throw them out."
These words were cold and the two could not afford to be embarrassed, so they had no choice but to curse and go out. In fact, when Ning Yi and others came to Bianliang, some things were handled by others, and the contracts they signed were not as strict as those of later generations.
Ning Yi doesn't care much about this little money, but since the other party wants to disgust him and make himself uncomfortable, he has to fight back indifferently.
Come on. In the last life, he was not a good person in the shopping mall. If he brought trouble to the government, at least the power of the Right Prime Minister's Office would not be openly bullied. Even if he was finally sentenced to return the house and land, the other party would still pay the compensation.
For money, even a little less, you have to make the other party feel uncomfortable for a while, and you can have more buffer time.
After driving these two people out, Ning Yi sat down with a smile: "Taking advantage of others and adding insult to injury. I don't welcome such people. You are all old friends. Ning always takes care of his friends when doing things. Come on, come on, I'm here
I have something to write down. You can send it."
He took out a stack of papers from his body, each one read the same as Hu Chengyan, and Su Wending handed it out one by one.
"This matter will have some changes regarding the new development of Su's Clothing Company and Zhuji, but I guarantee that the opportunity to make big money has arrived. When we do business, we need money. We want a win-win situation. I guarantee that everyone will be the best in this matter.
I saw it first, so that everyone can be prepared first... Let's take a look, and I will tell you in detail..."
Ning Yi's words rang in the hall. Although his tone was soft, the atmosphere was cold and hard. Soon after, everyone saw his attitude: If you want to make trouble, I will replace you all!
Everyone did not expect that he would sit down to this level. To be fair, if all the people were to be replaced, Ning Yi would also suffer losses. If everyone wanted to cause trouble to Ning Yi, of course they could just break up with each other. But not long after
, they also vaguely saw
The prospects of Bamboo Records. If this disaster relief has really allowed the other party to forge so many relationships, then with the power of the Right Prime Minister's Office, Suning will become a power group that is not inferior to any gentry and wealthy family - because it originally
It was in the name of Youxiangfu.
Everyone originally relied on a certain wealthy family to survive, so they came to the door this time. However, it is not necessarily true that they are valued by those big families. Ning Yi's description has actually hinted that instead of following them, it is better to
Follow me, you and I already have a cooperative relationship. Next, we need to expand and develop, and we will become more familiar with it. As long as you are willing, you can share this pie for yourself.
Soon after, two people broke up and left on the spot, while the rest were still watching. Hu Chengyan almost said nothing the whole time. After Ning Yi left here and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Su Tan'er came out to entertain them. After a while, these people
Finally, they left one after another. It was almost dusk, and the night was falling. The stars were rising in the sky. The night wind was cold and cold. In the huge Bianliang City, I don’t know how many people were still working on them.
What each has to do.
Late at night, Ning Yi rode a carriage all the way back home from the Prime Minister's Mansion. The bright yellow lights and the sound of laughter enveloped Ning Mansion at this time. Some people were joking, some were playing, and some were holding Ning Xi and dancing with their teeth.
Running in the yard, the children’s giggles occasionally came. Ning Yi
After saying hello to each person, when I went back to the room, a warm yellow light was on in the bedroom. Tan'er was sitting on a stool, wearing a graceful skirt, washing her feet in a wooden basin filled with hot water, using both hands.
Standing on his knees, he saw Ning Yi coming in and smiled at him.
Ning Yi walked over, squatted down, and put his hand into the hot water. Tan'er shrank slightly and reached out to press: "Don't." She probably felt that this was not something a man could do, but Ning Yi didn't.
Mind you, I washed her for a while to reduce fatigue. In fact, every day
When dealing with all kinds of trivial matters, even if the attitude can be tough, you will still feel troubled and tired physically and mentally. Strong people are just mentally excited and will never compromise, but they still feel tired. Even if Ning Yi is not interested in business matters
No matter how familiar it is, it is no exception.
At this time, the couple actually understood each other, and as time passed, they became more and more understanding. There was no sound in the room, only the sound of water occasionally sounded, and the trivial warmth of the big family outside
The sound came from far away. Tan'er stretched out her hands to support her knees, raised her head and looked up. After a while, she softly hummed: "The stars in the sky... are shining..."
It was a ballad in Ning Yi's memory. Later, she sang it to Tan'er. Tan'er always remembered it and liked it quite a lot. Listening to her singing softly, Ning Yi smiled and hummed along: "
Those are pairs of eyes, pairs of eyes..."
"Blink, blink... look~ look..."
"That's a childhood friend..."
"hehe……"
The man squatted in front of the woman, and the lamp illuminated the scene in the room in the singing. The simple and quiet voice seemed to evoke people's memories. Their childhood friends were long gone, and they were no longer innocent.
Life, in this huge whirlpool
, even more complicated than ordinary people, and a hundred times more dangerous. Not long after, Tan'er also washed Ning Yi's feet beside the bed. After a while, the lights in the room dimmed, and the lights in the entire mansion also dimmed.
Everything fell into a warm slumber.
This day has passed, and complex enemies have been defeated and pushed away by them, but more people have not stopped their desires. On a new day, more enemies will surround them and use different means to do something to them.
Interfering, pulling, hindering or attacking.
But there will always be some way to convey warmth to people. As long as you can cuddle up with someone, everything will always become distant at some point...
Then, the next day came...
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